Boilers, Flying Geese remain unbeaten in conference play

Friday

Jan 11, 2013 at 10:29 PMJan 11, 2013 at 10:31 PM

Boys high school basketball roundup

Mike Landis

Kewanee 62, Morrison 42The Mustangs took the Boilers to the wire when the teams met Nov. 30, but Friday night’s rematch was all Kewanee.The Boilers jumped on top 18-10 at the quarter, and pushed the margin to 33-20 at halftime. Kewanee maintained its double-digit lead after three quarters, 46-32, and outscored the Mustangs 16-10 in the final eight minutes to seal the win.Dalton Nuding paced Kewanee with 14 points, followed by Dayton Ince with 11. The win moves the Boilers to 7-0 in the Three Rivers Conference and 13-3 overall.

Wethersfield 61, Princeville 42Tyler Litton led a balanced Wethersfield attack with 14 points as the Geese moved to 3-0 in the Lincoln Trail Conference with Friday night’s road win.Princeville hung around early, trailing 16-12 at the quarter.Wethersfield pushed the lead to 34-23 at the half and 45-31 after three quarters.The Princes trimmed the deficit to 10 points in the fourth quarter, but the Geese pulled away down the stretch to improve to 15-3 on the season.Kegan Jacobson added 11 points for Wethersfield, followed by Trevor Lay with nine and Matt Jenkins with eight. Princeville’s Cody Cromton led all scorers with 25 points.Wethersfield’s fresh-soph squad also moved to 3-0 in conference with a 48-30 in Friday night’s opener.

Stark County 67, West Central 63The Rebels picked up a big Lincoln Trail Conference road win at Biggsville Friday night.Tanner King led four Rebels in double figures with 19 points, followed by Jake Berchtold with 17, Ryne Daum with 13 and Justin Kohler with 11. The win keeps Stark County in sole possession of first place in the LTC at 4-0, and lifts the Rebels to 5-10 overall.